Lamar River near Tower Falls, WY

River level and flood forecast · Park County

Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM

The river is 13.6 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 308 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonFlood 15 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 17 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage17 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Record crest (June 13, 2022)17.19 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12.15 ftRecord stage and flow---19,500 cfs (6/10/1996).

Highest crests on record

  1. 17.19 ft — June 13, 2022
  2. 12.15 ft — June 10, 1996
  3. 11.5 ft — June 5, 2010
  4. 11.46 ft — June 5, 1997
  5. 11.12 ft — May 31, 2020

Recent crests: 17.19 ft (June 13, 2022) · 7.19 ft (June 6, 2021) · 11.12 ft (May 31, 2020) · 9.39 ft (June 3, 2019) · 10.08 ft (May 26, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TFLW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.